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Bulgaria And Romania Join Schengen Free-travel Area On January 1st 2025

The first people enter Romania from Bulgaria without border control at the Danube Bridge border crossing after the two countries enter the Schengen free-travel zone in the first minutes of January 1, 2025. The border checkpoint barrier at the Danube Bridge is symbolically raised at 12:01 am, marking the full membership of Bulgaria and Romania in Europe's Schengen zone after a 13-year wait. (Photo by Denislav Stoychev/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#11907930
Date Taken	1 January 2025
Location	N/A
Photographer	Denislav Stoychev/NurPhoto
Category	Politics
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Denislav Stoychev/NurPhoto

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